Aldosterone Receptor Antagonist
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Aldosterone receptor antagonist. An antimineralocorticoid mcra or an aldosterone antagonist is a diuretic drug which antagonizes the action of aldosterone at mineralocorticoid receptors. A vasopressin receptor antagonist vra is an agent that interferes with action at the vasopressin receptors. Most commonly vras are used in the treatment of. Mechanisms of diuretic drugs.
Diuretic drugs increase urine output by the kidney ie promote diuresis. This is accomplished by altering how the kidney handles sodium. Aldosterone antagonist therapy for adults with heart failure and preserved systolic function topcat. This refers to benign adenomas of the adrenal cortex which secrete the sodium retaining hormone aldosterone and are present in 23 of patients with hypertension.
The glucocorticoid receptor gr is the intercellular agent responsible for mediating a plethora of physiological phenotypes in response to. Cytokine storm and the influenza pandemic angela p.